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Industrial Responsibility in the Age of the Energy Transition
Industrial electricity consumption is enormous, energy costs are high, and the consequences for our climate are negative. This could improve in the future if intelligent tools are implemented to make energy …

From data containers to semantic models – why digital twins need a foundation
Digital twins are widely regarded as a key enabler of connected industry. Yet many companies still treat them as little more than digital replicas of production data. …

How SMEs can benefit from secure data exchange
For years, both industry and the research community have been talking about the value of data. Few if any enterprises can still doubt that data has become the raw material of new …

TOPAS Model Fitting enables simple, user-friendly digital twin creation
Digital twins are fundamental to advances in automation, making it possible to create virtual replicas of technological systems, test out different scenarios and optimize processes. But if reliable conclusions are to …

From industrial automation to intelligent management support
For decades, automation has shaped industrial value creation — from assembly lines to robotics and cyber‑physical systems. Until now, automation has focused primarily on production and business processes. But with artificial intelligence entering …

Digital twins have evolved from a tool into a connected, intelligent and autonomous universal concept
In just a few years, digital twins have gone from being static representations of individual products to intelligent, connected systems – a transformation that has …

Unique IDs: the key to autonomization
Any discussion about autonomization in technology and business must inevitably address the need for reliable data and digital twins. While automation is based on predefined processes, autonomization refers to a system’s ability to carry …

OpenLB makes simulation software accessible to SMEs
If you’re a simulation engineer, then the following scenario may well be familiar to you. You spend weeks meshing a geometry, configuring the setup and wrestling with grid convergence issues – and then …

How digital twins enable new business models and cooperation among equal partners
What have digital twins got to do with cooperation, collaboration and sustainability? Why is data of limited value without specialists to interpret it? And how much must enterprises …

Enterprise Architecture Management: the practitioner’s case for the digital twin
In order to make targeted use of the huge opportunities offered by the digital transformation, enterprises need strategic tools that provide guidance and enable change. Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) is …

Simulations show the way forward for driver assistance systems and autonomous driving
The reason for developing a digital twin is typically to create a realistic representation of a real object and how it interacts with the environment. Ideally, the digital …